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Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren wins top poetry prize

Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren, a poet who has won many notable literary awards in the past has won first place in Comórtas Filíochta Chultúrlann McAdam Ó Fíach. The poetry awards took place in Belfast over the course of the weekend. The work that ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:33

West Donegal

Poet Máire Dinny Wren wons yet another award

Award winning poet and author, Máire Dinny Wren of Coshclady has won a poetry competition which was organised by the south Dublin libraries. Her winning entry was called Loirg. Máire, née Ní Ghallchóir, was born on the bank of the Clady river under ...

10 May 2023 at 15:33

Local News

Kilkenny village to rediscover its history on St Stephen's Day

The South Kilkenny Historical Society will organise a Wren Day (Lá an Dreoilín) for St Stephen’s Day based on the old tradition of groups being out around the area, playing traditional music and singing. In times past, it included setting out to ...

21 Dec 2023 at 11:33

War veteran celebrating 102nd birthday becomes Britain’s oldest parachutist

A 102-year-old Second World War veteran has become Britain’s oldest parachutist, after leaping out of a plane over East Anglia. Manette Baillie, from Benhall in Suffolk, completed her first parachute jump on Sunday from Beccles Airfield in ...

25 Aug 2024 at 17:45

Horse Racing

Edmunds to chase mares’ prize with Kosasiempre

Stuart Edmunds has his sights set on a handsome bonus with smart mare Kosasiempre after her impressive victory at Leicester. The daughter of Masked Marvel marked her chasing debut with a five-and-a-half-length victory over Getbazoutofhere ...

02 Dec 2024 at 17:00

Local News

PICTURES: Roscrea Wren Walk returns to Fancroft Mill

A large crowd braved the inclement weather for the annual Roscrea Hospice Wren Walk, which returned to Fancroft Mill for the 2022 walk. The organisers said they are very grateful to everyone for their support and once again thanks to ...

05 Jan 2023 at 11:33

Oldest working royal Duke of Kent, 89, joined by duchess for birthday tribute

The Duke of Kent, the oldest working member of the royal family, was joined by his wife the Duchess of Kent as he was serenaded with Happy Birthday on the bagpipes on the day he turned 89. Edward, the late Queen’s cousin, watched ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:53

I feel they’re watching me – Pride of Wren aged 100 as she visits old barracks

One of the last surviving Wrens has told of her pride at representing the generation who “gave their all” as she visited the site of her former barracks near Edinburgh. Dorothea Barron, aged 100, said she felt her departed ...

07 Aug 2025 at 13:48

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It's the 53rd anniversary of the Ballinamore Wren Boys' second All-Ireland win in 1970 and now the show is back in town as part of this year's Ballinamore Family Festival. Organised by Brendan Reynolds and Michael Fanning,...

08 Aug 2023 at 13:33

Sunak: I want to create a world-class education system

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to create a “world-class” education system as the Government launched a consultation on a new post-16 qualification – the Advanced British Standard – that would see all pupils study some maths ...

14 Dec 2023 at 11:25

Horse Racing

Marsh Wren makes light work of Listed assignment at Market Rasen

Marsh Wren did her connections proud once again when skipping to success in the Pertemps Network Bud Booth Mares’ Chase at Market Rasen. Trained by Stuart Edmunds and owned by the Far Bihoue Partnership, the ...

27 Nov 2024 at 15:25

Horse Racing

Needham keen to test the water with star mare Sine Nomine

Fiona Needham’s Cheltenham heroine Sine Nomine will step out of hunter chase company to take on the Pertemps Network Bud Booth Mares’ Chase at Market Rasen. The grey shone on the biggest stage of all when ...

26 Nov 2024 at 15:38

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